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In My Mind is the second studio album by Trinidadian-American singer Heather Headley. It was first released by RCA Records on January 31, 2006 in the United States. The album was delayed due to the Sony BMG merger, and Headley jokingly stated that it should be titled Caught Up.[2] Headley worked with a variety of high-profile R&B and hip hop producers such as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Ne-Yo, Warryn Campbell, and Lil’ Jon on the album.[3] In My Mind debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 95,000 copies.[4] On May 17, 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold for shipments of 500,000 units within the United States.[5]

In My Mind
Studio album by Heather Headley
Released	January 31, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	45:29
Label	RCA
Producer	Stephen Ferrera (also exec.) Babyface Warryn Campbell Carvin & Ivan Shep Crawford Drew and Shannon John Frye The Heavyweights Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Sixx John Anthony Kelly Lil Jon Steven Marsden Ne-Yo Gregg Pagani Ro Sauce James "Big Jim" Wright
Heather Headley chronology
This Is Who I Am (2002) In My Mind (2006) Audience of One (2009)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Slant	[8]

In his review for Allmusic, editor Andy Kellman wrote that "fans of mature R&B who were won over by Heather Headley's 2002 debut, This Is Who I Am, will hear much to like in her follow-up. Headley by and large proceeds with an "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" policy. She does sound more assured, which only works to her advantage with the mostly elegant and very musical set of arrangements that she fronts. Though the hooks aren't as immediate as what can be heard on Top 40 radio, the relationship insights and the manner in which they're compellingly conveyed are more than a fair trade-off."[1] Mike Joseph from PopMatters found that "hearing love song after cheating song after being cheated on song makes In My Mind the textbook definition of a generic 'adult' R&B diva album [...] The problem that plagues Headley is the same problem that has plagued many an R&B singer over tim: She's only as good as her material lets her be."[6]

Track listing

Notes

• ^a signifies an additional producer

Samples

• "I Didn't Mean To" contains samples from Helen Reddy's "I Didn't Mean to Love You", written by Artie Butler, and Karen Philipp.

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, editions and label

Region	Date	Edition(s)	Label
United States	January 31, 2006	CD digital download	RCA Records
United Kingdom	May 29, 2006

References

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